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VOLUME
10 NO.2 * Latest *
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AUTUMN
2007
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CONTENTS:
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3
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Discovery: a new Yellow River Source |
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7
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Navigating the Yellow River's birthplace |
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12
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Nature's pageantry en route to the source |
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17
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Relishing
history, ecology on a momentous expedition |
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22
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An unforgettable journey to a monumental watershed |
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25
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Bringing
an excursion into focus |
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28
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Bidding
hello to the adventure of a lifetime |
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31
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Lessons
learned from a sortie to the source |
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33
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A
novice on a voyage of discovery |
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VOLUME
9 NO.3
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AUTUMN
2007
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CONTENTS:
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3
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Return to Hainan Island |
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9
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'Raw' and 'Cooked' Li people of Hainan Island |
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14
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Shenzhen thirty years ago |
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16
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Faces
of Islam in China |
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21
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Fish for the elusive Burmese cat |
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24
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Chinese
pilots recall flights over the Hump |
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28
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Final
flight of a Hump pilot |
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31
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News |
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VOLUME
10 NO.1
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SPRING
2008
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CONTENTS:
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3
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My first roll of film in China (circa 1974) |
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6
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Moon Chin, a pioneer aviator |
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11
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Burmese kittens and mastiff dogs |
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14
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Mouth
of the Mekong |
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20
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Crossroad in preservation & modernization |
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24
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Film
students take a walk on the wild side |
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29
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Exploration
bicycle vignette |
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31
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News
and CERS in the Media |
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VOLUME
9 NO.1
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SPRING
2007
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CONTENTS:
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3
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A Satellite view of Zhongdian, Yunnan |
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5
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Home of the Burmese cats |
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9
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Recounting two fly-by-night operations |
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13
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The
road less travelled : Chasing yaks |
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15
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Sagas along Guangxi's border with Vietnam |
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22
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Bearing
fruit from small seedlings |
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25
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Most
endangered tiger species |
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26
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Return
to Guilin |
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VOLUME
9 NO.2
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SUMMER
2007
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CONTENTS:
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3
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3 At the source of the Mekong |
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7
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On the way to the Mekong source |
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11
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First family at the Mekong source |
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13
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To
the source of the river Mekong |
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15
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Film-maker at the source of the Mekong |
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21
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An
expedition adventure to the source of the Mekong |
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25
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A
naturalist at another source |
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27
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Exploration
at the Mekong source |
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VOLUME
8 NO.2
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SUMMER
2006
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CONTENTS:
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3
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Transborder
cave at Signpost 124 |
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6
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Changes
in latitudes, changes in attitudes |
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10
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Four-wheeling
through Laos |
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13
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Zigong
- a city with three treasures |
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19
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CERS'
extraordinary museum |
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21
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Tourism
knocks at nature reserve's doorstep |
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24
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Mastiffs
galore/Thoughts on the year of the mastiff |
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28
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More
on cranes |
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VOLUME
8 NO.3
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20TH
ANNIVERSARY
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CONTENTS:
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3
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CERS marks 20 years of work on nature and culture |
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6
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Minor exploration details |
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10
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Jesuits trigger Tibetan kingdom's demise |
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14
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Exploration's
high and low points |
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23
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Mountains of gold |
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26
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Blessings
of the 7th Dalai Lama |
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29
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Tri-province
mastiff search |
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32
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Explorer
enters twilight? Or just shifting gear? |
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VOLUME
7 NO.3
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WINTER
2005
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CONTENTS:
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8
16
20
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27
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New and
longer Yangtze discovery
Yangtze, Yangtze
Measuring the Yangtze from space
A naturalist's journey to the source
Reflection enroute to the Yangtze source
Towards the Yangtze source
Return to the source
Plus...other accounts of this exceptional expedition
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VOLUME
8 NO.1
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SPRING
2006
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CONTENTS:
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3
7
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12
16
20
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Last chance for the Hainan gibbons
Pilgrimage to Ji Ju Shan
Return to CNAC old route
Deng Tribe of the Indian/Burmese border
Most severe earthquake of the 20th century
Into Tibet, then and now
The otter fisherman's last stand
Last... but not least |
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VOLUME
7 NO.1
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SPRING
2005
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CONTENTS:
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6
9
12
17
20
22
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INLE
LAKE - Jewel of the Burmese crown
Mishaps, murder on the high plateau
DULONG (Drung) - tiny tribe by the Burmese border
Into Tibet through a backdoor
Signpost Number 16
Old pilots reminisce
A litter too soon, a little too few
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VOLUME
7 NO.2
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SUMMER
2005
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
8
11
15
19
22
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Exploring
the Black Rock Huge Cave
An observation of Tibetan architecture
Last of the Oroqen hunters
Fifty-three degrees North, minus thirty-one degrees C
Lost reindeer herder of Manchuria
A story of humans and nature
Grand Saint Bernard, people and dog savior of the Alps
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VOLUME
6 NO.2
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SPRING
2004
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
7
10
12
17
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Golden
Monkeys' photo op
Lisu hunters' balancing act
Closer to Heaven
Hidden Valley of Tibet
Tracking Big Horn Sheep
Asiatic Beaver's last stand
ABOVE: Nomadic camp in Litang's high country
LEFT:
Dr. William Bleisch at a Lisu hill tribe cabin in pursuit
of the Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey
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VOLUME
6 NO.3
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WINTER
2004
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
8
10
12
17
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Yretsanom
Opnob
Hope on the horizon
Tibetan Mastiff controversy
Smiles under a different sky
Time capsule in Tibet
Finland's president
ABOVE: Tibetan
childen at Tumu Monastery of western Sichuan, a CERS project
site to contain dangerous mudslide.
LEFT:
CERS Land Rover negotiates a flooded river near Sacred Jajinjarbo
Mountain of Batang near Tibet
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VOLUME
5 NO.3
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SPRING
2003
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CONTENTS:
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3
6
10
12
15
18
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The
changing face of exploration and the land
Protecting the Wild Yak
Monkey business in Yunnan
Shangri-la's many names
Lijiang, past and future
Ancient dog faces demise
ABOVE: A purebred Tibetan Mastiff
LEFT:
CERS home on the plateau
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VOLUME
6 NO.1
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AUTUMN
2003
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CONTENTS:
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3
6
9
12
16
18
20
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Biodiversity
in our midst
Last gazelles of the Blue Sea
The Biritish invasion of Tibet
Travel ups & downs in Sichuan
Nature flourishes, culture fades
Monkey business
Bridge over the Mekong
ABOVE: View of Napahai from CERS Zhongdian Center
LEFT:
Crossing the Yangtze by ferry
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VOLUME
5 NO.1
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SUMMER
2002
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CONTENTS:
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3
6
8
10
12
16
17
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Life,
death and rebirth of a World Heritage Site
Mountain fortresses of Tibet
Paradise lost
Black - necked cranes
Black devils of the Li River
But seriously
Twins, at CERS service
ABOVE:
Sibling rivalry among infant cormorants.
LEFT:
CERS expedition enjoys a "gourment" meal at the Arjin Mountain.
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VOLUME
5 NO.2
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SPRING
2003
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CONTENTS:
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3
6
8
10
12
16
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Pikas
lost and found
Across northern Tibet
Lhasa: Twenty years
My Himalayan sunset
Kailash: Blessings and curses
Wildlife of the Wild West
ABOVE:
A Blue Sheep with its offspring. Note the mothers's coat is
molting.
RIGHT:
CERS team with new Land Rovers in front of the Potala Palace
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VOLUME
4 NO.2
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AUTUMN
2001
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
9
12
17
18
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Kungfu
Master of Tibet
Return to the Antelope watershed
A morning bio-diversity lesson
Tibetan journey
Toasted in Xinjiang
An excursion into Inner Asia's frontier
ABOVE:
Tibetan chorten guarding the entrance to Serta County in western
Sichuan. See pages 12 to 16.
LEFT:
CERS crosses the Arjin Mountain Nature Reserve in its Land
Rover.
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VOLUME
4 NO.3
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SPRING
2002
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CONTENTS:
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Afghan
border with China
Frontier ordeal
Tea time dilemma
Treachery with honour
Down to earth Buddha
Ateacher in bandit country
Mission on the roof
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VOLUME
3 NO.4
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AUTUMN
ISSUE
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
7
9
12
15
18
20
21
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Millennium
musings
What the rocks have witnessed
Kiang survey raises questions
Pastoral
retreat on the roof of the world
Auspicious home on the plateau
Helping people helps the Giant Panda, too
Teamwork opens up caving possibilities
A Tigress Reminisces
Ali Beg and the 40 thieves-a chapter in Kazak history |
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VOLUME
4 NO.1
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SPRING
2001
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
8
10
12
16
17
19
22
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CERS
returns to northern Yunnan
Shadow of Joseph Rock's legacy
Conservation express
Hanging Coffins opened
Train saga to Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh rolls in his grave
Corner suite at Tibetan winery
Winter pilgrimage to mountain deities
World War II Hump pilot returns |
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VOLUME
3 NO.1&2
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MILLENNIUM
ISSUE
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
9
12
15
18
21
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A
tale of two nunneries
On the road again - across Tibet
Yatung-a border town caught in the crossfire
View from the Pinnacle of The World
Into Nepal-without a permit
Pilgrims and traders
Gone fishin' on the roof of the world |
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VOLUME
3 NO.3
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SUMMER
ISSUE
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
6
8
12
14
15
18
20
21
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Grave
situation of the Bo coffins
Grave looting horror
The wolf trap
Christian and Buddhist intrigues on the roof
Millennium twilight
Millennium outlook
Fast Track to HEAVEN-Mockery of the sacred mountain
Volcanic Valentine
An underground AFFAIR
Frontier without borders |
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VOLUME
2 NO.3
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WINTER
1998
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CONTENTS:
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4
6
8
11
12
14
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Trailblazer
on a lonely road
Lessons from the Lisu hunters
Death of a Tibetan Antelope protector
A great escape in Tibat
Protecting an endangered feathered friend
A flight into history
Grave concerns |
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VOLUME
2 NO.4
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SPRING
1999
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
6
10
11
14
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General
Jack Young - A 1920's naturalist
The camel messenger
Laos-through the back door
Bridging two frontier towns
The Harem master's dilemma
A royal mountain pilgrimage |
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VOLUME
2 NO.1
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SPRING
1998
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
6
8
11
12
14
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A
rejuvenating adventure
Unearthing a mythical fungus
Matsutake madness
Lunar New Year in Tibet
The Man Who Chases a Cause
Yak Encounters
A Brief History of CERS and the Arjin(Altun) Mountain Nature
Reserve
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VOLUME
2 NO.2
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SUMMER
1998
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CONTENTS:
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3
5
7
8
10
12
14
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A
walk among the antelopes
Sacred birth, violent death
The gods will sleep well tonight
Return of the gods' portraits
Intrigues of exploration and conservation
Camels in the wild
Eulogy of a Moso woman warrior |
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VOLUME
1 NO.3
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SUMMER
1997
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
6
8
11
12
13
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Last
tribute to a Moso matriach
A journey to the centre of Paradise
Dalai Lama dilemma
Tribal wars rage on holy mountains
World Cultural Heritage Symposium
How to buy a camel
A desert sandstorm welcome
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VOLUME
1 NO.4
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WINTER
1997
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
6
8
11
13
20
21
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Landslides
vs Tibetan Gods
Geocoding the Taklamakan's Treasure Maps
Glimpsing a Nomad's Life
Closer to Heaven
Tibetan Antelope Massacre
In search of the evasive Blue Sheep
A Tigress Reminisces
Ali Beg and the 40 thieves-a chapter in history |
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VOLUME
1 NO.1
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AUTUMN
1996
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
5
7
8
9
11
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Big
yak attack
Khartan Valley wildlife sightings
Bathing the gods at Baiya Monastery
Smothered by desert sands
The mystery of the hanging coffins
The urgent call of an auspicious bird
Cultural conservation at Luguhu |
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VOLUME
1 NO.2
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SPRING
1997
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CONTENTS:
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3
4
6
7
8
10
12
13
14
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Heavenly
cranes make a comeback
Whacking the Gods
Executives on expedition
A kid's adventure
Plateau highs
Silk Road encounters
CERS speleologists learn the ropes
On the road with Wong How Man
Birding at Longbaotan Marsh |
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